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North Battleford Beavers, Battlefords Trappers to face off in NSRBL playoffs

The North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) playoffs begin Saturday for the two Battlefords-based teams. The North Battleford Beavers and Battlefords Trappers will bring in the post-season with a ba...

Aug 06, 2020

Poundmaker Indigenous Performance Festival taking place online this year

People will have an opportunity to take in a multimedia arts festival this week without leaving the comfort of their homes. The 2020 Poundmaker Indigenous Performance Festival takes place online, runn...

Aug 06, 2020

Sask. RCMP's Commanding Officer accepts job offer in B.C.

After nearly two years in Saskatchewan, the province's top RCMP officer is moving on.Commanding Officer Mark Fisher accepted a job as deputy chief of the Oak Bay Police Service in B.C. where he previo...

Aug 06, 2020

Police asking for help in finding missing woman

Battlefords RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 30-year-old woman.Police are looking for Labrina Shirley from North Battleford and are concerned about her well-being. RCMP be...

Aug 06, 2020

Body of missing boy found

The body of a boy who went missing on Makwa Lake over a month ago has been found. A social media post by Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) confirmed the body of six-year-old Lian Thund...

Aug 05, 2020

Local school divisions have plans in place, following province's guidelines

School divisions across the province have each established their own back to school plans to follow the province's guidelines outlined in the Saskatchewan Safe Schools plan to address COVID-19 precaut...

Aug 05, 2020

Local rinks plan for return to the ice

A hockey community through and through, it's a rare sight to see a summer with no ice in the local Battlefords rinks. However, due to the mandatory shutdown of ice rinks across the country back in Mar...

Aug 05, 2020

La Ronge protester rejects phone discussion with government minister

UPDATE: This story was updated at 7:40 p.m. to include a statement provided by the government of Saskatchewan which reads, in part:On Wednesday afternoon Minister of Rural and Remote Health Warren Kae...

Aug 05, 2020

Pool reopening a welcome relief to visitors on a hot summer's day

Mark Basaraba of Battleford said he was thrilled to swim some laps again, "getting back into my old routine." He was among the first visitors when the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre reopened Wednesd...

Aug 05, 2020

Provincial COVID total at 1,376 with eight new cases

There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province on Aug. 5, bringing the total to 1,376 cases.Of the new cases, there are three in the North East, two in the Saskatoon region, two in th...

Aug 05, 2020